A new “Meet My Shelter Pet” video featuring actor Torrey DeVitto and her shelter dog, Beau, will mark Celebrate Shelter Pets Day. The video, released by The Shelter Pet Project, showcases the unique bond between Torrey and Beau and reminds viewers that there are thousands of amazing shelter pets ready to be adopted.

The city of Bennettsville, S.C., received a $5,000 grant from The Humane Society of the United States to eliminate gas chamber use at the city’s animal shelter. The funds will be used for training staff members and purchasing necessary supplies and equipment for the euthanasia by injection method.

The Ad Council, The Humane Society of the United States and Maddie’s Fund® in partnership with Halo Pet Foundation, released an online video series called “Meet My Shelter Pet” to showcase the unique bonds between shelter pets and their adoptive owners and remind viewers that there are thousands of amazing shelter pets ready to meet them.

North Carolina’s Alexander County Animal Shelter received a grant from The HSUS to fund animal shelter repairs and improvements, enrichment for shelter animals, elimination of gas chamber euthanasia and other much needed supplies and equipment.

The Brown County Humane Society in Nashville, Ind., received a $12,000 grant from The Humane Society of the United States, which will be used to help fund and mentor a new program to address pet overpopulation in surrounding counties.

Cat advocates and conservationists aren’t known for their collaboration. In Hawaii an HSUS-led coalition has set out to change
that—by keeping cats safe and away from threatened and endangered wildlife.

The California Rehabilitation Center, a state prison facility in Norco, The HSUS and Best Friends Animal Society urge the California Rehabilitation Center in Norco to stop withholding food and water from 80 to 100 cats and kittens and prohibiting all staff from providing care for the cats, who are now ill and starving.